Better things happen when we connect the dots. Feeling tired and exhilarated after another brilliant #UKCharityCamp Here's the one photo we managed to get of the Poteris Team today - we were too busy having great conversations and sharing ideas to take more 🫣

It's my favourite day of the year! #UKCharityCamp Here's my tired and excited face waiting for my Birmingham bound train 🚂

The memory of bed tech weighs heavy.

A key thing worth knowing about the AI super intelligence claims is that scientists who study cognition are clear we don’t even have a model of human intelligence, so how can you look at an AI and say it’s the same or better? We confuse lots of metaphors for cognition with knowing how it happens.

When your MO is to be helpful and useful, but you also run an agency...how do you make sure you come across as wanting to help and be supportive, rather than wanting to book billable time? #AgenciesForGood #TechForGood

Why hasn't Microsoft added an auto number system for images in a thesis? Helping my partner to work his way through at 2 am with a toddler to look after tomorrow is just a bit much. Also, why is the table of contents so crappy looking?

When they're so good, all you need is to see an image to get the ear worm 🐛

Recently I've had the privilege to start working with an organisation that is truly aiming to be equitable in it's employment strategies and the way it delivers for the sector. I need to start talking more about what it is we do, and our ambitions. Where's the best place to share these days?

UKCharityCamp is back for 2025! This unconference event is built around its participants, specifically folk in the UK charity sector, with a focus on all things digital. It'll take place on 13th November at the Studio in Birmingham, and you can now get your tickets here 👉 www.ukcharitycamp.com

UK ‘should recognise state of Palestine’ says Labour MP www.channel4.com/news/uk-shou...

Trans and non-binary rights do not diminish or negate women's rights. Attacking trans and non-binary individuals does. It creates an atmosphere, as currently seen, where if you don't fit into a neat little box you can be discriminated against.

Weeknotes #3 24.01.25 www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekno...

I'd love to connect with some charity folk local to me, hands up if you're #Dartford (or Kent) way?

When the government talk about 'more people getting support to move into work', they often mean requiring people to meet with work coaches. But a focus on ticking boxes means work coaches often aren't providing meaningful support to help people move into/progress in work. Great report

I've always aimed to work in the open, here's the first of many as I return to work... #OpenWorking www.linkedin.com/pulse/creati...

How many children with SEN could have been supported with £100m? The mind boggles. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

This year, I have attempted to self refer into a lot of post natal support, but after having to deal with awful bots instead of a quick and sinple form I've struggled instead of using the service. Can we please make bots better or just stop using them?

This month, I shifted from a "have boob, will travel mamma" to a "have to pack everything under the sun, cause weaning and now on bottle 🙈." How do people do this? Especially when mamma has ADHD and is currently not medicated?

The fine comes after the authority found OpenAI processed users' personal data to "train ChatGPT without having an adequate legal basis and violated the principle of transparency and the related information obligations towards users." www.reuters.com/technology/i...

Even though I plumped for the tree that no one else chose (the one on the left), it's settling in quite nucely, waiting for decorating tomorrow afternoon with a cheeky Christmas movie 🎬

The pressure of the Christmas tree choice on your own is real. Which would you have picked?

These settling sessions at nursery are more for me than for Asa, I'm totally sure of it.

When you get sent a really good brief at 6pm that needs responding to by noon tomorrow, your sleep training, and it's dinner time

Cass Review found no evidence about harm (according to their own criteria of sufficient evidence, a randomised trial). That’s very different from finding evidence OF harm. There is considerable evidence from longitudinal work and clinical and patient testimony of benefit and need. The ban is wrong.

I hate the vitriol towards immigrants in the HoC. Too few politicians are prepared to stand up for their amazing contributions to our society or to defend those fleeing asylum. It’s utterly depressing.

"Forty per cent of men under the age of twenty five in prison today were in care. For me they have already been failed by society." Prison reform campaigner, Matthew Torbitt, explains why early Government intervention could prevent imprisonment and save money. #Newsnight

Got a busy KIT morning tomorrow, getting a proposal together for a little training project, and reading a few briefs that I've been invited to respond to - then trying to respond too. Return to work now feels real!

Hoping to do a talk at SXSW London about digital public services and missions along with Ravi Gurumurthy from @nestauk.bsky.social, but need votes. If you have 5 minutes to go here and search for "public services" it's much appreciated sxswlondon.awardsplatform.com

This is *exactly* the kind of incredibly vital behind the scenes work that will be critical for the government to land it's missions. Excellent to see them working in the open. mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/06/d...

When your brother in law works in digital marketing for things no-one really needs and the creation of which is killing the planet, and he says Iver dinner that he wants to "diversify" into more climate conscious products (last year it was charities) & you resist the urge to get on your soap box.

Great to connect with @thirdsectorlab.co.uk this morning and chat about a little support project to get my teeth into, followed off (because the creche is at a gym) by a good run on the cross trainer. It's been a reviving kind of day 😊

Just booked my place at @carefultrouble.bsky.social's Community Tech Meet Up in January 🙌 Who will I get to recomnect with there? Event page 👇 lu.ma/v3v6b8fk

Well now www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Letting Relate go to the wall seems absolutely nuts, given how much good relationship/family counselling must save the state. So much support for families has fallen away www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

It's so sad that by being out on maternity leave, I didn't know it was #DisabilityAwarenessDay until I sat down in front of @channel4news.bsky.social this evening 🙃

Come and join the Comms team at NEON! It is a really special role in an amazing team - with a budget to commission messaging research, a training component, rapid response work and working with the Spokes Network & Worker-led Transition programmes. www.neweconomyorganisers.org/about-jobs/h...

I've just consolidated the slack teams I have on my phone to 5. I feel so light. Someone, please hold me down

#UKCharityCamp If anyone's early like me, there's a great place called 200° coffee on Temple Row

About 130,000 children aged under 10 have been trapped for 50 days in areas in northern #Gaza that are almost entirely inaccessible to aid workers and not receiving food or medical supplies despite warnings of famine, via @savethechildren.bsky.social www.savethechildren.net/news/norther...

We can't wait for you to join us this Thursday for #UKCharityCamp Reminder of the timings 9.30am arrival, 10am start, we will wrap up by 5.30pm. The Studio is a 2 minute walk from New Street train station.(Video below showing the walking route) See you there 👋 youtu.be/n1-o5aLTwqU?...

I thinkbit was a post from @howardlake.bsky.social that suggested creating lists to bring people together at conferences? @harryharrold.bsky.social might be a great way to keep the conversation going for #UkCharityCamp

Mine (Bobi) doesn't seem to exist, but our unusual name for our baby girl is slowly gaining in popularity 🤪

Harvey Goldsmith's predictably dismissive remarks about the legimate questioning of this season's ubiquitous Band Aid track, as “busybodies and woke do-gooders” speaks volumes. White privilege will always try to silence black voices - and allies - that believe it's long overdue to retire the track.

My husband just sent me this gif. It pretty much sums up our evening. Wish us luck 🤞

The obsession of our national debate about the benefits system with how it should respond to people 'refusing to work' has massively hindered progress towards more effective support It would be like discussing how to be a good employer almost exclusively in terms of managing disciplinary processes

Here’s my take on the government’s rhetoric & the reality of their plans on work, disability & benefits: 🧵 1. This kind of rhetoric is damaging, even though the reality is rather different. The benefit system is a source of fear & shame for many…1/6 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Very excited to have started chats around my first database project as a nice gentle return to work gig 🥳

Planning for a long solo drove with my 6 month old baby. What tips do you have so I retain my sanity?